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Dunkin' expands App-based On-the-Go ordering to all customers
September 20, 2019
Dunkin' now announced that all customers can use its app's On-The-Go mobile ordering feature, previously only available to loyalty club and gift card holders.
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Why Self-Order Kiosks aren’t Job-Killers
Instead of being a way to reduce the need for hourly workers, self-order kiosks can drive a need for more workers thanks to increased sales.
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Brain scans prove passion in pitch = interest in investors
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Brain scans don't lie, and for the first time a study has used images taken of investors' brains during new business pitches to prove the passion of the pitch…
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Arby's Meathouse welcoming Area 51 aliens with special menu
September 19, 2019
If any aliens make it to the "Storm Area 51 Basecamp" event Saturday in Hiko, Nevada, Arby's is making sure they get a taste of Planet Earth.
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Long John Silver's partners with Postmates
September 19, 2019
Long John Silver's has partnered with Postmates to bring seafood to consumers' homes and offices from nearly 800 of the brand's locations nationally, a news…
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Touchbistro raises $119.24M to expand payments portfolio
September 18, 2019
Touchbistro, a provider of foodservice iPad and POS payment solutions, has raised CDN$158 million ($119.24 USD) in Series E funding in a round led by Omers…
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Yum moves Walmart tech leader into CIO slot, names KFC exec chief strategy officer
September 18, 2019
Walmart tech leader, Clay Johnson, will be joining Yum! Brands, Inc. next month as chief digital and technology officer, while the company said it has promoted…
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September 18, 2019
One of the largest studies every conducted of its kind shows the world's people not only adore their fast food brand favorites, but that where they are on the…
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Why White Castle's GMs are probably more loyal than yours
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Attracting and retaining high-quality employees has never been harder than it is today with the unemployment rate at a 50-year low. White Castle, however…
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Chick-fil-A/Popeyes chicken war yanked August business away from other QSRs
With the feathers settled on August's Chick-fil-A/Popeyes chicken sandwich face-off, the data has started to come in and it doesn't look great for other QSR…
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Del Taco promotes SVP Gretzema to COO
September 17, 2019
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. has promoted its former senior vice president for Strategic Planning and Innovation, Chad Gretzema, to COO. Gretzema has worked at…
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Nation's 2nd oldest burger QSR, Halo Burger, reborn at 96
September 17, 2019
Halo Burger is celebrating a long-and-healthy 96 years today, which also just happens to be National Cheeseburger day, which might not even have been around…
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McDonald's urges customers to 'stay home' Thursday night
September 16, 2019
McDonald's is calling the world's attention to its huge and ever-growing delivery business this month with a special "Global McDelivery Night In" on Thursday…
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Unified Menu Management: Serving Up New Efficiencies
Time for a quick quiz: How many different versions of your menu are floating around online at this very minute? Was your answer a definitive “one?” If not…
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Plant-based 'meat' marks 1 year at White Castle, 1st BBQ at Famous Dave's
September 13, 2019
As White Castle marks a year since it introduced the Impossible Slider to its menu, QSR Famous Dave's is testing its own plant-based items as potential menu…
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From Filipino 'chili dogs' to South Korean poutine, Indiana's 1st test kitchen readies for launch
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Young chefs with concepts that offer everything from Filipino street food to Midwest/West U.S. fusion cuisine are getting all the startup help they need at a…
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Sept 26 webinar focuses on what restaurateurs must know now about labor law compliance
September 12, 2019
From third-party delivery drivers to in-restaurant employees, the bucket of labor laws and other regulations that U.S. restaurant operators must know and…
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Chick-fil-A packaging soon to promote antibiotic-free chicken
September 12, 2019
Chick-fil-A said after it reached a goal of eliminating the use of chicken raised with antibiotics in its 2,400-plus U.S. restaurants in May, it will start in…
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Taco Bell loves vegetarians, launches dedicated menu to prove it
September 11, 2019
As Taco Bell promised in January, tomorrow it will introduce what it said is the brand's first "dedicated" in-store vegetarian menu board nationwide. The chain…
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